Detecting mysql support in php

Question

I want to get info about mysql support with PHP. I need a code to detect if server have mysql support.

Answer 1

if (extension_loaded('mysqlnd')) // or 'mysql' or 'pdo_*'
   echo 'MYSQL extension is loaded';

you can also use:

if (function_exists('mysql_connect'))
   echo 'MYSQL functions are available';

Answer 2

Save this as info.php (name not important though) and access it through a web browser. Amongst a bunch of other info, it will tell you whether PHP was compiled with MySQL or not.

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Hope this helps.